Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2021-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder and slaughter cattle have no comparison due to the very limited receipts offered last Friday. Trade was very active, demand very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.11/cwt on 477 head.

Average price

$157.11

477 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$860

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$35.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.46

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	165.82	910	237
Medium and Large 1-2	530	152.75	810	195
Medium and Large 2	616	130.14	801	45

One grade step is worth $35.69/cwt here — about $109 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale477 hd

157.11

—

NM average4 barns · 2,687 hd

150.65

+6.46

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,556	84.49	1,315	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,426	62.91	897	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,187	61.17	726	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	980	53.40	523	91

Every lot, as filed

92 lots · USDA AMS · Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	858	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	108.75/cwt	108.50–109.00	932	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	168.34/cwt	160.00–175.00	653	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	124.67/cwt	123.00–135.00	834	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	159.98/cwt	154.00–165.00	926	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	824	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	125.77/cwt	122.00–131.00	978	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,149	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	173.15/cwt	170.00–182.50	542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	193.59/cwt	189.00–195.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	142.32/cwt	133.00–148.50	794	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	345	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	137.72/cwt	134.00–143.50	910	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	168.81/cwt	165.00–177.50	397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,076	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	154.85/cwt	151.00–168.00	649	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	173.51/cwt	165.00–179.00	815	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	530	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	822	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	438	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	740	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	147.32/cwt	137.00–154.00	788	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	127.62/cwt	127.50–128.00	934	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	187.94/cwt	185.00–191.00	797	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	157.53/cwt	151.00–165.00	595	12
Steers	Small 4	—	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	2
Steers	Small 4	—	453	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	185.43/cwt	175.00–192.00	697	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	181.41/cwt	179.00–187.00	927	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	173.34/cwt	167.50–176.00	586	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	56.65/cwt	55.00–59.00	678	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,133	64.11/cwt	62.00–68.00	726	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	50.59/cwt	45.00–56.50	488	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	341	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	713	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	147.24/cwt	135.00–157.50	913	4
Bulls	—	—	1,668	90.41/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,508	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,829	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	816.25/cwt	725.00–890.00	7,624	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	750.00/cwt	700.00–825.00	8,648	3
Steers	Small 4	—	300	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	131.46/cwt	129.00–135.00	873	19
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,418	61.07/cwt	60.00–62.00	866	2
Bulls	—	—	2,025	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	2,015	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	972.50/cwt	970.00–975.00	12,691	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,535	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	14,966	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	870	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,655	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	837	656.67/cwt	550.00–700.00	5,496	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	813	656.25/cwt	575.00–700.00	5,335	4
Bulls	—	—	1,438	81.47/cwt	71.00–85.00	1,172	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	124.53/cwt	114.00–126.00	839	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	59.46/cwt	57.00–63.00	598	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	743	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	63.50/cwt	61.00–66.00	775	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,393	59.69/cwt	57.00–62.00	831	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	63.48/cwt	61.50–67.00	925	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	127.05/cwt	125.00–131.00	779	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	908	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,074	62.85/cwt	57.00–64.00	675	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	122.78/cwt	122.00–127.00	603	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	133.21/cwt	125.00–137.00	771	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	161.01/cwt	159.00–167.50	522	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	864	112.07/cwt	105.00–115.00	968	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	865	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	463	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	839	40.29/cwt	33.00–45.00	338	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	141.91/cwt	136.00–148.00	673	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	385	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	160.32/cwt	157.50–163.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	150.50/cwt	150.00–151.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	141.04/cwt	135.00–149.00	873	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	142.90/cwt	135.00–147.00	474	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	125.87/cwt	123.00–132.00	856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	113.66/cwt	113.00–114.00	862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	136.96/cwt	135.00–139.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	172.04/cwt	167.00–180.00	697	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	147.42/cwt	140.00–155.00	547	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	154.64/cwt	144.00–169.00	730	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	155	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	130.24/cwt	125.00–137.50	745	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	131.50/cwt	129.50–134.00	818	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	158.62/cwt	152.00–165.00	820	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	147.47/cwt	146.00–149.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	137.10/cwt	132.50–147.00	718	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	149.62/cwt	146.00–157.00	726	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	151.76/cwt	143.00–155.00	856	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	131.09/cwt	130.00–136.50	928	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	163.13/cwt	160.00–170.00	452	3

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New Mexico auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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